Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Brazil

Brazil: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25.47 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
11th
of 32 countries
All-time high
29.61 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2016
All-time low
22.55 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Brazil, 2012–2024

01020302012201820242012: 28.9 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 26.1 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 27.2 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 27 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 29.6 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 24.6 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 25.2 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 26.3 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 29.1 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 28.7 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 26.5 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 22.6 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 25.5 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

In 2024, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Brazil stood at 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Brazil peaked at 29.61 Percentage of full-time employment in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.55 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2023.

Brazil ranks 11th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 26.87 Percentage of full-time employment 24.63 Percentage of full-time employment 29.61 Percentage of full-time employment 8
2020s 26.47 Percentage of full-time employment 22.55 Percentage of full-time employment 29.09 Percentage of full-time employment 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 8 Peru 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 9 Romania 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 10 Cyprus 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 12 Colombia 25.12 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 13 Portugal 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 14 United Kingdom 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Brazil?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Brazil was 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 29.61 Percentage of full-time employment in 2016.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 22.55 Percentage of full-time employment in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Brazil ranks 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.